Modelling the hybridisation of human and artificial energy applied at an electrical bicycle

David Grossoleil , Dominique Meizel (1)

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This paper details an energy-oriented model of a generic electrical bicycle. Such a model is designed to i) evaluate some proposals of assistance control laws and ii) plan experiments to evaluate them with a given technological electric bicycle and a given set of human users. The different parts of the global human-machine system are detailed, the human behavior being idealized by a torque/speed characteristic together with a pedaling, braking, and gear shifting policies. Experiencing the model with or without permanent assistance gives realistic results.

David Grossoleil, Dominique Meizel. Modelling the hybridisation of human and artificial energy applied at an electrical bicycle. 11th IFAC/IFIP/IFORS/IEA Symposium on Analysis, Design, and evaluation of Human-machine Systems, Aug 2010, Valencienne, France. pp.Part. 1, ⟨10.3182/20100831-4-FR-2021.00073⟩. ⟨hal-00659819⟩